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gun buying spree i've ever seen many gun retailers now quite cynically refer to the administration ben talk as the obama girl doing that's how good it's been for their business so how do you go from a president with a tough gun control agenda to someone gun dealers call the greatest gun sales man in america manufactures of semi-automatic rifles were reported that their market has grown thirty percent over the last four years based like north carolina iowa and you to have seen a one hundred percent increase in gun sales over the same period in the wake of the tragedy newtown one of the country's biggest ammunition suppliers said they sold more than three years worth of magazines in just three days although president obama himself has so far failed to act on his pledge to ban assault weapons he's worse have certainly provoked action just not the type he may have wanted for someone they say is against our. own a great job. maybe they should be a third term in order to sell even more weapons many dealers hype up the gone apocalypse scenario. and they would be very mentally. selling major s
gun buying spree i've ever seen many gun retailers now quite cynically refer to the administration ben talk as the obama girl doing that's how good it's been for their business so how do you go from a president with a tough gun control agenda to someone gun dealers call the greatest gun sales man in america manufactures of semi-automatic rifles were reported that their market has grown thirty percent over the last four years based like north carolina iowa and you to have seen a one hundred...
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big ben, you know what that is? that's the big clock. fireworks lit up the sky and blazing rockets launched from the banks of the thames. >> and the pope said despite all the death and injustice in the word, goodness would prevail. he appeared tired during the service. the pope endured a major betrayal last year after it was revealed that his butler stole personal papers and leaked them to a journalist. >> can't make that up. >>> now that 2012 is gone, there are words and phrases that should go with it. >> scholars at lake superior university decided there are about 12 of those words and phrases that need to be put out to pasture. on the list, yolo, which means you only live once. fiscal cliff. just go away. superfood, all had enough of it. >> everything seems to be a superfood these days. trending, because it's not anymore. and bucket list, because the things on it tend to be less exciting than they used to be. >> i'm xwlad to see yolo. yolo and fiscal cliff. >> what's trending right now? >> are these trending? it's a good look, isn't i
big ben, you know what that is? that's the big clock. fireworks lit up the sky and blazing rockets launched from the banks of the thames. >> and the pope said despite all the death and injustice in the word, goodness would prevail. he appeared tired during the service. the pope endured a major betrayal last year after it was revealed that his butler stole personal papers and leaked them to a journalist. >> can't make that up. >>> now that 2012 is gone, there are words and...
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. >> i'm ben kaufman, and i founded quirky. >> and in february of 2012, ben kaufman showed us how he's helping inventors get some input online, using crowdsourcing to help turn an idea into a product that sells. >> thousands of people are looking at it. they're enhancing and refining each others ideas. >> the inventors, quirky, and the contributors all stand to take a cut each time a product gets on the market. now, kaufman is trying to give more inventors a chance. since our story first aired, investors have poured $68 million in new financing into quirky. that financing was led by andreessen horowitz -- remember andreessen? yeah, that's the netscape co-founder marc andreessen, a legendary inventor who sold his creation, the netscape browser, for more than $4 billion. creation, the netscape browser, for more than $4 billion. we'll be right back. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain b
. >> i'm ben kaufman, and i founded quirky. >> and in february of 2012, ben kaufman showed us how he's helping inventors get some input online, using crowdsourcing to help turn an idea into a product that sells. >> thousands of people are looking at it. they're enhancing and refining each others ideas. >> the inventors, quirky, and the contributors all stand to take a cut each time a product gets on the market. now, kaufman is trying to give more inventors a chance....
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memorable or unusual moments of 2012, what better way to look back than by bringing in a favorite comedian ben. a lot of topics, thank you for coming in. >> thank you for is having me. >> that is a nice ipad mini, can i get one? >> i got it from chelsea handler. >> what stood out to you? >> with bloomburg and gaga making out, no wonder thought the end of the world was coming. and pink slime, and filled with ammonia. and it still did not kill all the e. coli in it. so it was a bonus that they threw in. very weird, and lance armstrong of course he was cheating and giving his whole team blood transfusions during hotel rooms and with races. lance is a vampire, and women love vampires so that is probably why he got sherrill crow. i mean it was the wierdest year possible. and occupy wall street, until honey boo-bo came along. >> i do not get it. >> she is a train wreck. there's less issues involved, you do not have to know anything about politics to follow boo-boo. >> and she is making money for her family, and they will do well because of her. >> her mom is eating most of it. >> it was a big politi
memorable or unusual moments of 2012, what better way to look back than by bringing in a favorite comedian ben. a lot of topics, thank you for coming in. >> thank you for is having me. >> that is a nice ipad mini, can i get one? >> i got it from chelsea handler. >> what stood out to you? >> with bloomburg and gaga making out, no wonder thought the end of the world was coming. and pink slime, and filled with ammonia. and it still did not kill all the e. coli in it....
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ben tracy reports it's not the only thing they're buying. >> this is when all the -- >> scott meadows runs silenus vineyards in napa valley, and there's a good reason he put the american bald eagle on the bottle. >> it seems nationalistic. >> it does, doesn't it? >> that was a specific request for china. china is looking to bring parts of america to china. >> reporter: in 2010 this vineyard was for sale. chinese investors bought, it and now 90% of the wine from here, that's 9,000 cases, is shipped to china. >> what does a chinese company want with a vineyard in mappa valley? >> there's a big demand for luxury goods and goods that are scaries and well made. rather than buying chinese-made products and sending money over there, they're buying american-made products and sending their money back over here. >> the jobs stay here? >> the jobs stay here. >> reporter: chinese firms flush with cash have invested $16.4 billion in the u.s. in the past decade. $1.3 billion in california companies. a record $560 million in just the past year. the chinese are also boosting the golden faith housing
ben tracy reports it's not the only thing they're buying. >> this is when all the -- >> scott meadows runs silenus vineyards in napa valley, and there's a good reason he put the american bald eagle on the bottle. >> it seems nationalistic. >> it does, doesn't it? >> that was a specific request for china. china is looking to bring parts of america to china. >> reporter: in 2010 this vineyard was for sale. chinese investors bought, it and now 90% of the wine...
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while in london, big ben rang out the old and rang in the new. and the tradition continued in the big apple. tens of thousands crammed into times square to officially welcome 2013. kirk gregory, nbc news. >> beautiful kisses to start the new year. >>> on the first day of the new year, more than 400 new laws go into effect around the country. here are just a few. in maryland, same-sex couples now have the right to marry. and the wedding ceremonies started just after midnight in baltimore. california and illinois have both banned employers from forcing their workers or job applicants to hand over passwords from their personal facebook or twitter accounts. california's also outlawed using hounds to hunt bobcats or bears after lawmakers decided it's not a fair fight. in florida, flash away. police can no longer give tickets to drivers who flash their headlights to let fellow motorists know there's a speed trap ahead. >>> here's your new year's day look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. former utah governor and republican president candida
while in london, big ben rang out the old and rang in the new. and the tradition continued in the big apple. tens of thousands crammed into times square to officially welcome 2013. kirk gregory, nbc news. >> beautiful kisses to start the new year. >>> on the first day of the new year, more than 400 new laws go into effect around the country. here are just a few. in maryland, same-sex couples now have the right to marry. and the wedding ceremonies started just after midnight in...
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nebraska democrat ben kesselon: >> if we don't have a deal within the next 24 hours, the question is, where do you buy a parachute? it looks like we'd be going over the cliff. >> reporter: but leader reid had this warning about the shape of a deal to come. >> everybody, whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect and some people aren't going to like it. some people will like it less, but that's where we are. >> reporter: up until now, reid and mcconnell have kind of been sitting on the sidelines as the president and speaker boehner tried but failed to come up with a deal. and it's kind of fitting that they're swooping in now at the last minute. that's exactly what they did during the debt crisis last summer, and the legislation they came up with, jeff, contributed to the fiscal cliff that we're facing right now. >> glor: the president says this just keeps happening again and again. nancy cordes, thank you. income taxes won't be the only taxes going up, if there's no agreement. estate taxes paid by those who inherit property will also jump. here's john blackstone. >> reporter: je
nebraska democrat ben kesselon: >> if we don't have a deal within the next 24 hours, the question is, where do you buy a parachute? it looks like we'd be going over the cliff. >> reporter: but leader reid had this warning about the shape of a deal to come. >> everybody, whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect and some people aren't going to like it. some people will like it less, but that's where we are. >> reporter: up until now, reid and mcconnell have kind...
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so we asked ben tracy to find out why. >> reporter: what has business been like? >> business has been hectic. >> reporter: aristotle rogel works at a gun store in burbank, california. walk-in business is up 20% this month. many customers are buying more than one gun. are your customers buying now because they're afraid they won't be able to buy later if there are new gun laws? >> absolutely. stock up. and hopefully nothing happens. >> reporter: california gun sales have steadily risen from 350,000 in 2002 to last year's record. recently, some gun owners are become worried that president obama's reelection and the newtown shooting would lead to more gun control. military-style weapons have become popular for target practice and self-defense. yet, despite the rise in gun sales here in california, there has not been a corresponding rise in gun deaths, or gun injuries. hospitalizations for gun injuries have actually dropped nearly 28%, and gun deaths by 15%. >> when i see the sales go up, i'm-- i'm-- i don't like that. my officers have to face these guns on the street
so we asked ben tracy to find out why. >> reporter: what has business been like? >> business has been hectic. >> reporter: aristotle rogel works at a gun store in burbank, california. walk-in business is up 20% this month. many customers are buying more than one gun. are your customers buying now because they're afraid they won't be able to buy later if there are new gun laws? >> absolutely. stock up. and hopefully nothing happens. >> reporter: california gun sales...
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ben tracy visited one of america's new boomtowns. >> reporter: in the middle of a colorado cornfield, sandwiched between cattle and farmhouses, is the front line of an american oil boom. >> we plan to invest over $8 billion over the next five years here, so we're extremely excited. >> reporter: mike dickinson works for noble energy, which is doubling its production in weld county. this oil field stretches from colorado into wyoming. in 2008, it produced 83,000 barrels of oil, yet this year it is expected to reach nearly ten million barrels. how different is the technology that we're seeing here today versus what you were doing out here a couple of years ago? >> it's unrecognizable today compared to what we were doing just two or three years ago. >> reporter: oil companies used to mainly drill vertical wells, hitting one pool of oil. but now they are rapidly converting to horizontal wells up to a mile long and combining them with fracking operations which split open rocks, releasing oil once considered out of reach. and one drilling rigs can now install multiple wells in one location,
ben tracy visited one of america's new boomtowns. >> reporter: in the middle of a colorado cornfield, sandwiched between cattle and farmhouses, is the front line of an american oil boom. >> we plan to invest over $8 billion over the next five years here, so we're extremely excited. >> reporter: mike dickinson works for noble energy, which is doubling its production in weld county. this oil field stretches from colorado into wyoming. in 2008, it produced 83,000 barrels of oil,...
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byi big ben struck 12 in england as well. next to iran where military drills continue for a fourth straight day. iranian officials say their military tests fired a range of weapons yesterday including the new air defense system seen here. a scary scene in brazil rescue crashes right into the water. this is in rio de janeiro. they managed to make it out okay the swimmer was also saved a surfer. >> wow. >> oo in with the new year out with the old in the big apple. look at times square with the clean upfrom last night's new year's eve if he is tiffities is still underway. 2,000 pounds of confetti blew through the air after the ball dropped that means a good party but a lot of sweeping up to do. >> a look at how crews will tackle the cleanup. >>> good morning to you. these workers are unbelievable. i want them to come clean my apartment. you would barely know there was a party here last night. cleanup is well underway. many of the streets look very spiffy even a few hours after the huge party. it was a party that went off without
byi big ben struck 12 in england as well. next to iran where military drills continue for a fourth straight day. iranian officials say their military tests fired a range of weapons yesterday including the new air defense system seen here. a scary scene in brazil rescue crashes right into the water. this is in rio de janeiro. they managed to make it out okay the swimmer was also saved a surfer. >> wow. >> oo in with the new year out with the old in the big apple. look at times square...
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>> help find ben and henry cleary. and there is over 6,000 hits today. this is where we're posting all the updates. we're on it 24 hours a day, posting updates, new pictures and clues about where they might be. and there is also a twitter. and i believe -- is that up? >> do you know the address? i'll make sure, i put it out on twitter, as well, and i'll put it on facebook, as well, all right? >> and i'll give the twitter address, in just a second. >> so dan, it is palpable, everyone here in the studio can feel it. this mother is in pain. bring the kids home. just do the right thing, man. good luck. >> thank you very much. >> god bless you, all right, and come back and we'll talk about the good times when it happens, all right. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. >>> whether we go over the fiscal cliff or not, the debt is a huge problem. and it is not just lawmaker's crisis, it is ours too, some americans are not waiting for politicians to fix it. kyung lah met somebody who is doing something about it. >> reporter: in his garage, garcia is waiting to fi
>> help find ben and henry cleary. and there is over 6,000 hits today. this is where we're posting all the updates. we're on it 24 hours a day, posting updates, new pictures and clues about where they might be. and there is also a twitter. and i believe -- is that up? >> do you know the address? i'll make sure, i put it out on twitter, as well, and i'll put it on facebook, as well, all right? >> and i'll give the twitter address, in just a second. >> so dan, it is...
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in london, big ben rang out the old and brought in the new. and the tradition continued in the big apple, tens of thousands, crammed into times square to official with welcome 2013. kurt gregory, nbc news. >> how can you top the kiss at the eiffel tower. >>> 400 new laws go in effect. in maryland, same-sex couples have the right to marry. and the wedding ceremonies started just after midnight. california has banned their workers from forcing their workers and job applicants to hand over passwords to facebook and twitter accounts. >> and lawmakers decided it's not a fair fight. >>> and florida, police can no longer give tickets to drivers who flash their headlights to let fellow motorists know there's a speed trap ahead. i think we've all done that. now for the forecast on the first day of this new year. as you wake up this morning, maybe you're just heading home, we are going to watch some rain in the southeast. overall, it's a quiet start to the new year. kind of how we like it. it was bitterly cold, minneapolis, chicago, temperatures have be
in london, big ben rang out the old and brought in the new. and the tradition continued in the big apple, tens of thousands, crammed into times square to official with welcome 2013. kurt gregory, nbc news. >> how can you top the kiss at the eiffel tower. >>> 400 new laws go in effect. in maryland, same-sex couples have the right to marry. and the wedding ceremonies started just after midnight. california has banned their workers from forcing their workers and job applicants to...
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whereas a contemporary ben johnson wrote beautifully, but it was an essay. christopher marlow wrote stunningly, but it was a series of monologues. and jz are brilliant, highly metrical, rhyming, relevant, passionate writers, they're monologues. they're not and they're editorial. they're not capable in the way that shakespeare was of creating, it's not a hologram t is something much more profound than that. it's something that actually almost approaches the condition of life, in between the opposites of shakespeare's existence, both as a person and as an artist. i would say it is that duality in shakespeare that is the fundamental dna of his greatness. >> neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan often loses of itself and friend and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. it is above all, to thine own self be true and it must follow as the night to day, thou cannot then be follow to any man. >> rose: how do you explain the shakespeare. >> the best possible question to is at the beginning of the book is i can't explain him, after all these decades of teachin
whereas a contemporary ben johnson wrote beautifully, but it was an essay. christopher marlow wrote stunningly, but it was a series of monologues. and jz are brilliant, highly metrical, rhyming, relevant, passionate writers, they're monologues. they're not and they're editorial. they're not capable in the way that shakespeare was of creating, it's not a hologram t is something much more profound than that. it's something that actually almost approaches the condition of life, in between the...
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douglas ben debtee found the ring. after the man and his wife left, that chain installer went looking for the lost jewelry along the quarter smile stretch where it was said to have slipped off. >> he wasn't wearing good clothing and he was using the light on his cell phone to look for it. i saw it, it was perfectly round and i knew i had the right ring. >> he says all he wants to do is get that ring back to the person who lost it, so that that person can pay the good deed forward to someone else. >> i have a feeling he's going to turn up. >> we need to see them and that ring eunite. >> if you're -- ring reunite. >>> definitely cold up there and they're putting chains up on 50 and 806789 it's cold and wet and we have more rain coming our way. not tomorrow, though. we go outside, live storm tracker do shows the sweeps going. this is shows where -- where you have snow, where you have ice, where you have rain and obviously you see the snow up in this area. this is more of an icy, slushy mix here. if we come in close, i can
douglas ben debtee found the ring. after the man and his wife left, that chain installer went looking for the lost jewelry along the quarter smile stretch where it was said to have slipped off. >> he wasn't wearing good clothing and he was using the light on his cell phone to look for it. i saw it, it was perfectly round and i knew i had the right ring. >> he says all he wants to do is get that ring back to the person who lost it, so that that person can pay the good deed forward to...
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. >> reporter: take ben stiller. he gets attention for his foundation stiller strong by producing hilarious videos. >> matt damon, he claimed water. how do you claim water? aqua man? >> reporter: consider this. damon talks about water on youtube, 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman -- viral. damon says his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there's a lot of kind of low-hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people that we can help. >> reporter: do you see a solution in your lifetime? >> yes, we do. in fact, that's why we're here. >> alina cho joins me now from new york. alina, how many people in countries as water.org been able to help? >> reporter: it's pretty extraordinary. water.org actually has active programs in 11 countries. matt damon tells me they've helped 1 million people so far around the world get affordable loans. and he says this whole idea of water credit, so giving people affordable loans so they can get a faucet, they can get a toilet, is really working. they don't have
. >> reporter: take ben stiller. he gets attention for his foundation stiller strong by producing hilarious videos. >> matt damon, he claimed water. how do you claim water? aqua man? >> reporter: consider this. damon talks about water on youtube, 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman -- viral. damon says his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there's a lot of kind of low-hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people that we can help. >>...
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joseph's son ben. >> hey, ben, are you? >> joseph's son michael and carl. >> hey, carl, how are you? great to see you. did you have a really big fence around the house? with machine guns? >> a lot of kids, yeah, a lot of kids. >> okay, here we go. >> thank you. >> you've got one tough lady. [laughter] love you. >> [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i think so. amy. >> hello. how are you? >> how are you? >> hi. >> hey, good to see you. >> hey, man, good to see you. >> you on your spot, and you're on the other side. [laughter] and put your left hand on the bible, raise your right hand. >> this is the second time around. [laughter] >> i still have to -- all right. do you -- please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear you will -- that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which you're about to enter so help you god? >> i do. [inaudible
joseph's son ben. >> hey, ben, are you? >> joseph's son michael and carl. >> hey, carl, how are you? great to see you. did you have a really big fence around the house? with machine guns? >> a lot of kids, yeah, a lot of kids. >> okay, here we go. >> thank you. >> you've got one tough lady. [laughter] love you. >> [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i think so. amy. >> hello. how are you? >> how are...
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congress -- republican congressman ben harper is joining me about that e-mail situation, congressman, do have you plans for lisa jackson to come before your committee to testify. >> i think we almost have a reserve parking place for lisa jackson on capitol hill for the many times she has appeared before our commity and others. and it is a great concern. i know that this is being looked at and it is amazing there could be 12,000 e-mails perhaps more, that will shed some light on this. but tom, one thing i can assure you, i would almost rest assure there is no one using a private e-mail account for official business today. so, as we get to the bottom of what is taking place with lisa jackson. tom: i am looking at a letter sense out today by committee of science, space and technology, they are talking about a man in department of energy, running the loan gar abty program who was using private e-mail accounts and office of science and technology, technology officer there conducting business with a private e-mail account, how widespread do you believe this is? >> you have to say how many p
congress -- republican congressman ben harper is joining me about that e-mail situation, congressman, do have you plans for lisa jackson to come before your committee to testify. >> i think we almost have a reserve parking place for lisa jackson on capitol hill for the many times she has appeared before our commity and others. and it is a great concern. i know that this is being looked at and it is amazing there could be 12,000 e-mails perhaps more, that will shed some light on this. but...
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and meet the burrito boys, ben tracey introduces us to 17 -- seven teams who embody the spirit of the zone. >> they have nothing and we ask for so much, and they ask for so little. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening. jim axelrod is off tonight. i'm rebecca jarvis. with just two days left, senate leaders are still struggling to put together a last minute bp deal ahead of monday's midnight deadline for the fiscal cliff. failure could kick the country back into a recession. wyatt andrews is on capitol hill. >> reporter: today the halls of the senate were almost empty, as proposals got traded in private and over the phone. senate minority leader much mcconnell tried to sound upbeat. going to get a deal today sir? >> hope. so. >> reporter: house speaker boehner came to the capitol but left without comment. issue number one in the talks is amending the bush era tax cuts, which if unchanged will expire and raise taxes on all americans. starting tuesday, the average tax hike will be three to 5% per person. >> let's keep taxes exactly where they are on
and meet the burrito boys, ben tracey introduces us to 17 -- seven teams who embody the spirit of the zone. >> they have nothing and we ask for so much, and they ask for so little. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening. jim axelrod is off tonight. i'm rebecca jarvis. with just two days left, senate leaders are still struggling to put together a last minute bp deal ahead of monday's midnight deadline for the fiscal cliff. failure could...
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ben bernanke says look, i will spend $45 billion each and every month buying mortgages so that the interest rate on mortgages stays very, very low. that is entirely separate from fiscal cliff, totally separate from the debt ceiling crisis. i don't think, patti anne, you will have any impact on mortgage rates despite the crisis that is upon us. patti ann: that is good news for us. stuart varney, thank you as always. >> thank you. gregg: the debt ceiling first established in 1917. since then the debt limit has been raised 102 times, congress voted to raise the debt limit, 11 times since 2001. right now the national debt is over 16 trillion dollars and counting every second. there it is. patti ann: meanwhile hopes of a budget deal in washington and higher home prices are combining to send the price of oil back up again. heating oil rising four cents to more than $3 a gallon. wholesale gasoline rising six cents to $2.78 a gallon. current national average is $3.26. national gas up 4 cents to 3.38 for 1000 cubic feet. gregg: we are taking a dangerous winter storm blamed for nine death at this hou
ben bernanke says look, i will spend $45 billion each and every month buying mortgages so that the interest rate on mortgages stays very, very low. that is entirely separate from fiscal cliff, totally separate from the debt ceiling crisis. i don't think, patti anne, you will have any impact on mortgage rates despite the crisis that is upon us. patti ann: that is good news for us. stuart varney, thank you as always. >> thank you. gregg: the debt ceiling first established in 1917. since...
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. >> and ben affleck has taken his name off the list for senator and says while he loves politics, he will not be running for office. >>> a bleak outlook for the coming year, a record low say they are hopeful and 56% say they are fearful. >>> the miami heat grabbed the top spot in the eastern conference by surviving a battle with the oklahoma city thunder. lebron james and whamm chambers been inned for 51 points. and rihanna and chris brown are courtside as the lakes pick up a victory, kobe bryant serving 34, topping 30 points for the ninth straight game. get out of the way. >>> numbers from the retailers are rolling in. so far not that great. holiday sales were up just .7% since last year, the slowest growth since 2008. even online shopping which posted double digit growth the past four years was up onl only .18%. and sur la table saw its biggest sales last saturday. >>> a class action against instagram in response to last week's uproar over revised service terms that suggest user photos might be sold without consent. facebook vows to fight it vigorously. >>> the tsa is testing a pil
. >> and ben affleck has taken his name off the list for senator and says while he loves politics, he will not be running for office. >>> a bleak outlook for the coming year, a record low say they are hopeful and 56% say they are fearful. >>> the miami heat grabbed the top spot in the eastern conference by surviving a battle with the oklahoma city thunder. lebron james and whamm chambers been inned for 51 points. and rihanna and chris brown are courtside as the lakes...
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the term fiscal cliff was coined by ben bernanke. ben bernanke did not want us or did not want the country to get into the situation of higher taxes -- in large part, i think that would have made his job even harder because the higher taxes would have flowed -- slowed down the economy and there would have been even more pressure on the fed to engage in monetary easing, quantitative easing as it is called. the fed really cannot do all of that much more than it is doing. interest rates are at historic lows. bernanke did not want tax increases, so he was trying to control or affect what was going to be happening on the fiscal side. it was really more of a ramped than a cliff in the sense that the sequester cuts -- we will talk format that i'm sure -- but the automatic cuts that were put in place with the debt ceiling deal of the summer actually would come into play well into the year and some near the end of the year. there was or there is quite a bit of time on that. the tax rate increases, i think very few people actually felt there w
the term fiscal cliff was coined by ben bernanke. ben bernanke did not want us or did not want the country to get into the situation of higher taxes -- in large part, i think that would have made his job even harder because the higher taxes would have flowed -- slowed down the economy and there would have been even more pressure on the fed to engage in monetary easing, quantitative easing as it is called. the fed really cannot do all of that much more than it is doing. interest rates are at...
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. >> reporter: take ben stiller. he gets attention for his foundation stiller strong by producing hilarious videos. >> matt damon, he claimed water. how do you claim water? >> no, no, no. >> reporter: consider this, damon talks about water on youtube, 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman. ♪ viral. damon says his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there is a lot of kind of low hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people that we can help. >> reporter: do you see a solution in your lifetime? >> yes, we do. in fact, that's why we're here. >> ailelina cho, thank you for that. if you want to help or get more information about water.org, go to cnn.com/impact. >>> former president george h.w. bush seems to be getting a little better after spending christmas in a houston hospital. doctors thought the 88-year-old would be able to go home, but he developed a fever. a spokesman tells cnn the former president has slightly improved. he was hospitalized in late november for bronchitis. doctors say t
. >> reporter: take ben stiller. he gets attention for his foundation stiller strong by producing hilarious videos. >> matt damon, he claimed water. how do you claim water? >> no, no, no. >> reporter: consider this, damon talks about water on youtube, 4,000 hits. this video with sarah silverman. ♪ viral. damon says his strong suit is getting people to care. >> because there is a lot of kind of low hanging fruit, so to speak. there are so many people that we can...
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our senior international correspondent ben wedeman's in cairo to sample. >> reporter: i'm ben wedeman's in cairo, egypt. if you're looking for something that's cheap, filling, nutritious and quintessentially egyptian, or so they say, abu tare is the place to go. there's no reason here to ask for a menu, because there's only one item they serve here, and that is really, the working man's lunch here in egypt. kushari. it's a very simple dish with rice, pasta, lentils, tomato sauce, a sort of garlic and vinegar sauce, and as you can see, they do a very brisk business here. now, i said before that kushari isn't quintessentially an egyptian food, i discovered it's not. it actually coming from an indian dish that's composed of rice, lentils, fried onions and chopped vegetables. apparently introduced to egypt by the british army. so what we have here is the basic ingredients of the kushari, and what you do is add a bit of lemon to it. and some extra chickpeas, and what i like the most is the extra fried onions, which really do add to this dish. plus, the tomato sauce. and if you so desire, the
our senior international correspondent ben wedeman's in cairo to sample. >> reporter: i'm ben wedeman's in cairo, egypt. if you're looking for something that's cheap, filling, nutritious and quintessentially egyptian, or so they say, abu tare is the place to go. there's no reason here to ask for a menu, because there's only one item they serve here, and that is really, the working man's lunch here in egypt. kushari. it's a very simple dish with rice, pasta, lentils, tomato sauce, a sort...
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for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> go ahead, norah. go ahead, charlie. ♪ it's a quarter after 1:00, i'm a little drunk and i need you now ♪ >> charlie likes lady antebellum. >> the best part, gayle and i singing along. we're getting a sound system in our make-up room. that is one of my 2013 goals. >> i like that idea. >> of course, when i mentioned that to gayle this morning, charlie, she said what time are we going to be playing the music? whenever we want to. >> we're getting ready for the show. what time would the music begin? >> we need to be preparing the news. i know. >> let's talk about drunk dialing. would you like to go first? >> i'd like to be receiving those drunk dials is what i'd like. >> and on that note, happy new year. >> happy new year. >> happy new year! >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> and to you. that does it for us on this new year's day. we look forward to 2013. up next, your local news. we'll see you right here tomorrow on "cbs this morning." >> what's your number? tomorrow on "cbs
for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> go ahead, norah. go ahead, charlie. ♪ it's a quarter after 1:00, i'm a little drunk and i need you now ♪ >> charlie likes lady antebellum. >> the best part, gayle and i singing along. we're getting a sound system in our make-up room. that is one of my 2013 goals. >> i like that idea. >> of course, when i mentioned that to gayle this morning, charlie, she said what time are we going to be playing the...
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ben tracy is there. and dean reynolds on the men who create some of the most precious gifts. all retirees? >> all retirees. and they all get paid the same. >> reporter: nothing. >> nothing. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, everyone.
ben tracy is there. and dean reynolds on the men who create some of the most precious gifts. all retirees? >> all retirees. and they all get paid the same. >> reporter: nothing. >> nothing. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, everyone.
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we want to be in that environment and environment that ben filths of mistakes. >> i hear what you're saying. shifting the debt burden from the federal government and states and federal government is a better position to carry debt. states have these constitutional balance budget amendments and bail out the states, isn't it? >> this is exactly the problem we have is that the government finds it easy to borrow and runaway deficit. let me explain the big thing. a project in the uk where we have good data, 100 million pounds, uk project, 30% more cost overruns than 5 million project. small is beautiful and more efficient than you think. so having the government, centralized one bureaucrat make a mistake, okay, massive consequences. it looks okay until they make a mistake. it's a lot bigger. plus, another thing. there's no skin in the game on a part of bureaucrats. bureaucrat makes a decision. that's the central thing. federalize the system and i was asked how to make the financial industry better. force people to have skin in the game. nrds, have people harmed by the mistakes. >> sure. >
we want to be in that environment and environment that ben filths of mistakes. >> i hear what you're saying. shifting the debt burden from the federal government and states and federal government is a better position to carry debt. states have these constitutional balance budget amendments and bail out the states, isn't it? >> this is exactly the problem we have is that the government finds it easy to borrow and runaway deficit. let me explain the big thing. a project in the uk...
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on monday for my care tell champion sal about you live fired coach ben yourself in following is three game losing streak but more woes were in store for the manager steve in switzerland this week as the men from the fox failed to reach the semifinals of the invitation the spangler cup the three tournament favorites crushing out to local team doubles after stinging seven five defeat. to go on tuesday the l.a. clippers boosted their christmas celebrations with yet another victory as the n.b.a. leaders beat the denver nuggets one hundred twelve points to one hundred on home court it was victory number fourteen for the california club a longest winning streak in their franchise history jamal crawford was their go to man of god he did a game high twenty two points. then on wednesday there was a thrilling finish to a horse race in england after a long run overcame a mistake on the final fence to retrain his plant in the king george the sixth chase at kempton park the seven year old won by a net from captain chris and was a jockey sam wyly cullen sharing the spotlight as his father robert th
on monday for my care tell champion sal about you live fired coach ben yourself in following is three game losing streak but more woes were in store for the manager steve in switzerland this week as the men from the fox failed to reach the semifinals of the invitation the spangler cup the three tournament favorites crushing out to local team doubles after stinging seven five defeat. to go on tuesday the l.a. clippers boosted their christmas celebrations with yet another victory as the n.b.a....
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for more, we're joined by one of the wilmington 10, ben chavis. byvideo screen, we're joined james ferguson, the defense for the wilmington 10. in north carolina, joined by cash michaels, the court and for the wilmington 10 pardons of innocence project and a reporter for the wilmington journal then chavis, you served how many years in prison for your conviction and the wilmington 10 case? >> it was about five years. >> what would a part in mean? what's a pardon of innocence would mean the state of north carolina finally realizes the unjust arrest, charges, were all racially and politically motivated. it is time to 40 years later for the state to move this pain from that members of the community and from the state itself. it has been an albatross around this state's net for over 40 years. i think in the spirit of moving forward -- the federal courts to overturn the conviction in 1980. there is no question about our convictions. it has already been overturn. the state should remove the legacy of injustice, the legacy of inequality. we were trying to
for more, we're joined by one of the wilmington 10, ben chavis. byvideo screen, we're joined james ferguson, the defense for the wilmington 10. in north carolina, joined by cash michaels, the court and for the wilmington 10 pardons of innocence project and a reporter for the wilmington journal then chavis, you served how many years in prison for your conviction and the wilmington 10 case? >> it was about five years. >> what would a part in mean? what's a pardon of innocence would...
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. >> this family traveled to russia in 2007 overjoyed to adopt ben. >> you've gotten to be a big boy. >> a head full of hair. >> i know. like daddy's. >> a relationship that took nearly a year to get started. >> it's a million pieces of paper. you laugh about it, but it really is quite an intensive process. >> now at home, ben just turned 7, very much an all-american boy. >> how about some milk? >> i hate milk. >> you hate milk. >> celebrating the holidays, last christmas they decided to adopt a second russian child, prepared to work through those sticky wheels of bureaucracy all over again. now it's politics threatening to derail their dream entirely. russian president vladimir putin, angry about a new law targeting human rights violators, today has banned all adoptions to america. some lawmakers have been trumpeting certain cases in which kids were hurt in the states. like one in virginia four years ago when a child died after accidently being left in a hot car. the father was found not guilty of voluntary manslaughter. >> there really is a great irony here in that america speaks ou
. >> this family traveled to russia in 2007 overjoyed to adopt ben. >> you've gotten to be a big boy. >> a head full of hair. >> i know. like daddy's. >> a relationship that took nearly a year to get started. >> it's a million pieces of paper. you laugh about it, but it really is quite an intensive process. >> now at home, ben just turned 7, very much an all-american boy. >> how about some milk? >> i hate milk. >> you hate milk....
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also with ben chavis handing over 130,000 signatures for a petition to have them pardoned as innocent but relatives of those who passed away one one of the wilmington ten say the past 40 years have been a nightmare. >> it has not been easy. when the fellows will go look for jobs they were turned down. ostracized. people talked about them. even our own family, the wholen community did not stand together. >> they're convinced in their own minds, heart, that somebody did it, you know? i mean, we were chosen victims of crimes that we didn't commit. >> governor perdue's historic action today doesn't remove the past 40 years of injustice against ten innocent american citizens. >> and they've not found who actually firebombed that supermarket. >> victor, thank you very much. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton being treated with blood thinners for a blood clot that doctors discovered behind her right ear. it is in a vein between her brain and her skull. doctors say it did not cause a stroke or any neurological damage. they expect clinton to make a full recovery. dr. sanjay gupta takes a l
also with ben chavis handing over 130,000 signatures for a petition to have them pardoned as innocent but relatives of those who passed away one one of the wilmington ten say the past 40 years have been a nightmare. >> it has not been easy. when the fellows will go look for jobs they were turned down. ostracized. people talked about them. even our own family, the wholen community did not stand together. >> they're convinced in their own minds, heart, that somebody did it, you know?...
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. >> and lastly, i'll just ask you, what is the level of disappointment that ben affleck is not going to run in the state of massachusetts or the commonwealth of massachusetts? >> i knew that one was coming. well, hey, you know, we were all surprised. we either heard jones that he was going to run and suddenly people were taking it seriously and he posted on his facebook page a rather serious posting that said, you know, i'm not going to do it but i'm ownered and thank you. i think there's a little bit of disappointment. certainly he would have had that star quality. but we'll move on to the next guy. >> yeah. i think that would have probably been the two best looking guys in the history to run against each other. thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks. >> the dysfunction of this honor may very well carry over in the 113th session with few signs that either democratic or republican leaders can strike a basic bargaining agreement, let alone a grand bargain. former congressman martin frost 06 texas and david winston, former gingrich campaign adviser, he was auto member of the speak
. >> and lastly, i'll just ask you, what is the level of disappointment that ben affleck is not going to run in the state of massachusetts or the commonwealth of massachusetts? >> i knew that one was coming. well, hey, you know, we were all surprised. we either heard jones that he was going to run and suddenly people were taking it seriously and he posted on his facebook page a rather serious posting that said, you know, i'm not going to do it but i'm ownered and thank you. i think...
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today, big screen star ben affleck. and from the "promised land," actor matt damon. plus, the multitalented victoria justice. all next on the emmy-award winning "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪
today, big screen star ben affleck. and from the "promised land," actor matt damon. plus, the multitalented victoria justice. all next on the emmy-award winning "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪